i wish more showers adopted the design where there is an on/off knob and a temperature knob. it’s so obviously better. on the other hand, i hate the single knob showers
Most of the showers I have used in the US have a single dial / degree of freedom that goes from cold&low pressure to cold & high pressure to warm & high pressure. Where as most European showers I’ve used have 2 degrees of freedom, either in a single handle like your image or as separate dials
Same here. The strategy with these is start full-hot to bring the hot water to the shower quickest, then back off a bit to an appropriate temperature. In my experience, this is a pretty consistent position and not hard to get right first try.
How easy is design is to use depends on how precise you want the temperature to be controlled. In my experience a setup with two controls allows a bit more precision then having one control that’s both left-right and up-down.
Knobs are bad design, levers are better especially when the fingers are wet and there’s some amount of calcification that makes the knob harder to turn.
This is especially true when you have one control for the amount of flow and another control for the temperature that’s seldomly turned and thus easier calcified.
i wish more showers adopted the design where there is an on/off knob and a temperature knob. it’s so obviously better. on the other hand, i hate the single knob showers
What kind of single knob are you using?
I find the design below where ‘left-right’ controls temperature and ‘up-down’ controls flow intuitive and easy to use.
Most of the showers I have used in the US have a single dial / degree of freedom that goes from cold&low pressure to cold & high pressure to warm & high pressure. Where as most European showers I’ve used have 2 degrees of freedom, either in a single handle like your image or as separate dials
Same here. The strategy with these is start full-hot to bring the hot water to the shower quickest, then back off a bit to an appropriate temperature. In my experience, this is a pretty consistent position and not hard to get right first try.
How easy is design is to use depends on how precise you want the temperature to be controlled. In my experience a setup with two controls allows a bit more precision then having one control that’s both left-right and up-down.
Knobs are bad design, levers are better especially when the fingers are wet and there’s some amount of calcification that makes the knob harder to turn.
This is especially true when you have one control for the amount of flow and another control for the temperature that’s seldomly turned and thus easier calcified.
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